Orange County Indexed
The Pettigrew surname
The Pettigrew name in Orange County Indexed: 44 historical records, 6 people in the chronology and 1 heading in books and archives.
- In the records
- 1779 to 1892
most named in the 1790s
- Tax lists 1779
- Wills 1785–1847
- Court minutes 1792–1816
- Deeds 1799–1869
- Marriages 1799–1892
- In the chronology
- 1797 to 1869 6 people in 7 entries, most in the 1790s
- In books and archives
- 1 person, born 1828
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Mill Creek (4), Back Creek (3), Mebane (2), Stags Creek (1), Flat River (1), Eno (1)
- Married into
- Cheek 2, Allison 1, Ashley 1, Durham 1, Jones 1, McCadams 1, Murray 1, Oakley 1, Owen 1, Owens 1, Parish 1, Prewit 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Perkins 2, McAdams 2, Wilson 2, Harris 2, Hall 2, Boyle 2
- People with a page here
- James Johnston Pettigrew
- Spellings to try
- Pettegrew, Pedigrew, Petegrew, Petigrew, Pettergrew, Pettagrew
- Search beyond these records
- Pettigrew in Ancestry Library Edition (on the library’s public computers; add Orange County, North Carolina as a place)
- HeritageQuest, through NC LIVE (anywhere, with your OCPL library card; search Pettigrew there)
- Pettigrew in Orange County records on FamilySearch (free account)
Drawn from the records below. Families named together, or married to one another, are leads to follow, not proof of kinship. A similar spelling may be another family, and two people of the same name are not necessarily the same person.
In the chronology 6 people
The people of this surname named in the county’s dated events, as the names index lists them. Each printed name is its own heading; names that may be one person are not merged.
- Pettigrew, Mrs. Charles L. 1 entry, 1862
- Pettigrew, Elkins 2 entries, 1835–1869
- Pettigrew, James Johnston 2 entries, 1836–1847
- Pettigrew, John 2 entries, 1797
- Pettigrew, John A. 1 entry, 1835
- Pettigrew, Lemuel 1 entry, 1835
In books and archives 1 heading
Subject headings from the library catalogs Orange County Indexed gathers. A family heading collects genealogies and family papers; a person heading, the works about that person.
In the historical records 44 records
9 deeds, 17 marriages, 13 court minutes, 2 tax list entries and 3 wills and papers, oldest first. Every record that names someone of this surname, as the record spells it; choose a collection to narrow the list. Pettigrew marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1770s
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Pettigrew John
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Pettigrew William
1780s
- 1785WillsWill of James (x) Harris
1790s
- 1792Court minutesAbner Pettigrew was bound to William Hall until age twenty-one.
- 1792Court minutesWilliam Pettigrew, aged eleven, was bound to Robert Gray until full age.
- 1797Court minutesThe court summoned Andrew Patterson to explain why Thomas Pettigrew, Joseph Pettigrew and Nancy Pettigrew should remain his apprentices a…
- 1797Court minutesThe court apprenticed Joseph Pettigrew to Robert Hall for instruction in farming.
- 1799DeedsThomas H Perkins to William Pettigrew, 28 May 1799
- 1799MarriagesMarriage bond: John Pettigrew and Lear Owen
1800s
- 1801Court minutesThe court apprenticed Abner Pettigrew to Caleb Wilson for instruction in farming.
- 1804MarriagesMarriage bond: Hance Pettigrew and Livina Owens
- 1805MarriagesMarriage bond: Sion Parish and Sura Pettigrew
- 1805MarriagesMarriage bond: William Pettigrew and Polly Ashley
- 1808Court minutesDeed, Thomas H Perkins to William Pettigrew, proved by William Medison.
1810s
1820s
- 1821MarriagesMarriage bond: William Prewit and Edy Pettigrew
- 1825MarriagesMarriage bond: Thomas Pettigrew and Celia Tate
1830s
1840s
- 1840DeedsThomas Pettigrew to John Hodge, 21 January 1840
- 1845DeedsWilliam Pettigrew to Little McAdams, 6 January 1845
- 1846DeedsCharles Pettigrew to Thomas Faucett, 17 March 1846
- 1846DeedsElkines Pettigrew to John Carden, 17 September 1846
- 1846MarriagesMarriage bond: Joseph Pettigrew and Susan A McCadams
- 1847WillsWill of Charles (x) Pettigrew
1850s
1860s
1870s
1880s
1890s
Undated
- Court minutesWill of Jas. Harris, proved by Wm. Pettigrew & Nance Pettigrew.
- Court minutesJoseph Pettigrew was bound to Leonard Hays until twenty-one.
- Court minutesThe court appointed William Laws as road overseer.
- Court minutesThe court received and recorded a sales account for Abner Pettigrew’s estate.
- Court minutesThe court received and recorded an inventory for Abner Pettigrew’s estate.
- Court minutesJames Moore and the other named commissioners were appointed to allot Mary Pettergrew a year’s provisions.
